Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Schmuck

For those of you who have delicate sensibilities, I want to clarify the use of the term schmuck. In the states, schmuck is a pretty common yiddish insult refering to an obnoxius, stupid, or foolish person. My favorite definition for this pejorative is 'an innocent, gullible dolt.' Despite this offensive definition, the word schmuck is also simply the German word for jewelry!So, try to think about schmuck as a positive word, and forget the definition that you are probably more familiar with.

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I use the body as a pedestal to showcase wearable sculptures. I received my MFA in Jewelry and Metalsmithing from the Rhode Island School of Design. I currently work as the Gallery Director at Hera Gallery, teach Continuing Education at RISD, and maintain an active studio practice.